5 October 2017

CHINA’S MEGA FORTRESS IN DJIBOUTI COULD BE MODEL FOR ITS BASES IN PAKISTAN

COLONEL VINAYAK BHAT (RETD)

It is called a ‘logistics base’ but the 200-acre facility built by China can accommodate a brigade and has unprecedented security arrangements

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China has opened its first overseas base at Djibouti in the strategically located Horn of Africa. China began negotiations with Djibouti in early 2015 that culminated into a 50-year lease for what is being termed as a logistical support base.

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